Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Austria or Finland?

Austria, at 0.723 against 0.707 in Finland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?

101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Finland: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Austria

0.723

in 2025

Finland

0.707

in 2025

Austria rank

18th

Finland rank

21st

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Austria
Finland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.723 against 0.707 in Finland, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Finland ahead.

Austria ranks 18th and Finland ranks 21st of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.2365	0.4175	0.181	Finland
1920s	0.4352	0.503	0.0678	Finland
1930s	0.2496	0.4621	0.2125	Finland
1940s	0.6278	0.6024	0.0254	Austria
1950s	0.6686	0.6843	0.0157	Finland
1960s	0.7121	0.6951	0.017	Austria
1970s	0.7615	0.7481	0.0134	Austria
1980s	0.7688	0.7798	0.011	Finland
1990s	0.76	0.8039	0.0439	Finland
2000s	0.7657	0.8138	0.0481	Finland
2010s	0.7645	0.8166	0.0521	Finland
2020s	0.7427	0.7578	0.0152	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Austria or Finland?: Austria, at 0.723 against 0.707 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Austria and Finland?: 0.016, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?: 101 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Austria and Finland rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Austria ranks 18th and Finland ranks 21st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.